The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-04
BREAKFAST-TABLE CHAT.

Houston is city. The cows should be kept
Off of the streets.
THE women of Grovetown, Ga. are endeavor-
ing to collect funds enough to build church in
memory of Paul Hayne.
The Trollope family of England have written
275 books, follows: Mrs Trollope ST., lis;
Anthony Trollope, 100; Adolphus Trollope, 80;
Mrs. Theodore Irollope, TO-
THOMAS A EDISON promises to astonsh the
public soon with great invention. Perhaps he
has perfected Christmas toy for children which
will not prove nuisance to adults
SENATOR INGALLS, says that he will live in
Washington this winter lin the same old place
on the extreme southeast corner of respecta-
bility." By this he means that his house is at
No. street.
Il DO not want to destroy all the capitalists"
said French Anarchist. the other day, for if
there were no capitalists we Anarchists and
Communists could get work to do, for
would have nobody to denounce.'
AT a recent entertainment in Philadelphia ad-
mission was not by ticket, but by vegetable each
person being required to hand over to the door
keeper potato or some other vegetable prod
uct. The net proceeds were distributed among
the poor.
A FARMER stopped fast mail train near
Bears Lake, Mo-, few nights ago, by waving
a red lantern and gesticulatng wildly. He said
he had heard that the Anarchists had blown up
the Chicago Jail, and The wanted to the
newsboy."
LINCOLN (Neb.) Journal: A scene in Sheol:
Mephistopheles-'I hear that Beelzebub, the
father of lies, is to be deposedl' Second Demon
is that sol" 1 thought he held the Office for
ever" THAT was the original calculation but
Satan has changed his mind" How is thatl'
"A real estate agent from Omaha has just ar
rived.
The members of church at Hartwell, Ga,
were discussing what they had done to help the
of religion along during the year, when
one good brother whose cotton crop had turned
out better than he expected said: Il came very
near promising the Lord at planting time that
would give him ST. for every bale of cotton l
should make this year: but. brethren. if / had
done the Lord would have got me. sure
THE postmaster of Hirwain. England who
refused to marry widow aged eighty-four,
to whom he was engaged, on account of an ex-
hibition of her temper shortly before proceeding
to church, was early in the morning. few days
afterward, taken in brougham by the villagers
to the church. where he met his bride. brought
in the same manner, and the knot tied
They were then drawn home, accompanied by
large crowd.
Colonel Nicholas Smith, 1.-The handsomest
man in America" and Edward J. Ovington,
about the formers expenses as best
man at the latters wedding has brought
out the statement that Mrs. Faulds
negotiated the marriage" 1t has also brought
out the fact that several fashionable New York
matrons who trav Ell abroad at frequent intervals
are looked to by the If transatlantic society
friends to negotiate matrimonial alliances for
them in this country. Social attentions at aris-
scionS of the house visit New York. by deftly
planned introductions here, which are tacfuly
advanced, far possible, toward pecunlary
and hymeneal settlements.
ONE of the biggest lawyers fees record
was that received by Thomas Williams, '49er.
of California. He was the attorney of mining
company at Virginia City, and when the COM
pany was on the verge of bankruptcy he at
tached its property for claim of 81 500 for pro-
fessional services The property was sold and
he bid it in for the amount of the claim. He
held on to it. and years 'afterward represent
alive of Flood, Mackey & OBrien offered him
sG9 600 for the proPnrfy sn s,o fo Goo SALE
isn't for SALE Then the big firm began nego-
tions which resulted in Mr.. Williams putting
his property into the firm and taking out stock
in payment The stock began to boom. and
when it at top prices Williams sold out for
Sc, 00G. 000
THEY tell good story in Chicago of Phil
Armour in connection with his $500. 900 mission
chapel. He wanted it to be undenominational
and broadly religious. One day he sent for the
preacher who had charge, and said: You're
giving those youngsters too much grape and
canister He'll fire and birthstone are all right
for the old sinners, but the mission isn't for
them. Now. want you to change around and
try another plan. If you don't you'll drive all
those children away. When you begin your
service in the morning you read chapter
! from the Bible-something short Then have a
| little prayer, something short-not longer than
| that" measuring about foot with his fore
| fingers. Then / want you to slng-sing good
| many times Then tell story. something with
| point to it and moral. but short. Then you
| have another little prayer. but, mind you. no
| longer than that. y holding up his hands about
| six inches apart. The minister said he'd try,
! and the mission has been run on Armour's plan
| ever since, and the seats all full every Sun
| day.
SUCH an affable mani was glad we had met,
For he made short hour most pleasant;